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eye candy
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2014-04-26 11:54:15 -04:00
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/i: kand`ee/ , n. [from mainstream slang ear candy ] A display of some sort
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that's presented to luser s to keep them distracted while the program
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performs necessary background tasks. Give 'em some eye candy while the
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back-end slurp s that BLOB into core. Reported as mainstream usage among
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players of graphics-heavy computer games. We're also told this term is
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mainstream slang for soft pornography, but that sense does not appear to be
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live among hackers.
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